DJs rarely talk about when they have a bad night. They barely speak about those occasions when they thought every mix transition was a clanger – and sure enough, that hasn’t happened this time...
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Was Lee “Scratch” Perry a pioneer of house music? This blog certainly thinks so, as the self-proclaimed inventor of dub music dies at the age of 85
When you think of the pioneers of house music, names like Frankie Knuckles, Larry Levan, Ron Hardy and such come to mind pretty quickly. Allow me to suggest another name – Lee “Scratch” Perry,...
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Who knew there was an upside to closing nightclubs? Cabinet minister Michael Gove seen out dancing the night away in Aberdeen…
It’s been a weird weekend, even by the current standards of the world, for the residents of Aberdeen. Firstly, they’re trying to resolve the mystery of who put up a huge portrait of Pat...
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What happens when a couple disagrees on Covid vaccines and face masks? Ask Louie and Anané Vega and you might just find out…
Sometimes in life, I just wonder what it must be like to be a fly on the wall – able to listen in to conversations that those talking might prefer the world didn’t know...
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Even the biggest names get rejected sometimes! The story of how David Morales was paid a five-figure sum to remix Simply Red in 1991 – which mysteriously never got an official release
The word “no” is one you must quickly get accustomed to if you’re in the world of music. The same is true in house music, as I learnt more or less from the start....
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Would you like to know what PD Jake of Chester Police has been doing at Creamfields? No, but I’m going to tell you anyway…
Last Monday, I reported that Chester Police have their own dedicated Twitter account for all matters related to Creamfields. I didn’t believe it when I was first told about it either, but it’s true....
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Whitney Wei wants to “raise the calibre of music journalism” – so how does she explain one of her writers pinching 5 Magazine stories on her watch?
Regular readers will no doubt be aware by now of my views on Whitney Wei, the new editor of Resident Advisor. If you don’t – I think she’s a terrible editor. The only thing...
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So why DO you have to wait so long to get vinyl out of a record pressing plant these days? Staff shortages, lack of plants, Covid – and you can now add Jeff Bezos to the list!
One of the reasons I’ve pretty much stopped making music is because of the depressing realisation that there’s very little support for anything new. For example, back in the days of physical media, record...
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Operation Rehabilitate Derrick May hits a potentially massive problem with a possible EU travel ban for US residents – and Detroit keeps being hit with massive flooding…
I’m getting sent some interesting chatter this weekend which reveals Derrick May is getting rather anxious about something in the news. This did initially surprise me, as one of my sources previously described May...
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The Saturday Recap – 28th August 2021
So that’s another week over and done with. Welcome to what is a Bank Holiday weekend in most of the UK. Your Six On Saturday column is having the weekend off – right now,...
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The price of signing to Defected? Spiller (of “Groovejet” fame) to appear at label’s Drumsheds Festival next month – but will anyone there even know what else he’s done?
Signing your track to Defected seems to mean that, at some stage, you have to appear at one of their events. Given Defected is now an events company with a record label at the...
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Music, history, art and discussion? No, not a day at school – but what’s in store for those going to Boogaloo Weekender in October…
An admission first of all. I do receive emails from PR companies and other representatives of clubs, festivals and such from time to time. Most of them are ignored due to the fact I...
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Could clubs who allow unvaxxed DJs to play end up losing their licences? Yet another unanswered question amidst government dithering over whether to introduce vaccine passports across English nightclubs
Following this blog’s post yesterday where my ever so helpful insider gave me all the latest from inside clubland on the issue of vaccine passports, a few people got in touch to ask a...
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Do they have a toddler bashing buttons on a keyboard at random, or do you have to be friends with the boss? The mystery of how you get onto Traxsource’s highly coveted Weekend Weapons list explored
During my time as a music producer, I felt there were a number of topics which I couldn’t discuss – mostly because I’d be stepping on too many toes, some of them quite unfairly....
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Want us to release your music? Then it’ll cost you $75 – and that’s not the only thing about Beige Music which has this blog’s spidey sense going…
One thing I immensely enjoy about blogging is that no one is constraining what I say. If I feel like writing about something, I don’t have to go through a team of editors first...
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Is there a huge vault of unreleased Frankie Knuckles tracks? Er, nope – but one called “I Want The Love Of My Own” has been recently unearthed and it’s coming out soon…
Whenever a singer dies these days. one of the questions which soon raises its ugly head is what’s going to happen to all the music they made which was never released. And what happens...
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